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What is Storytelling? Why Does Storytelling Work? What are Good Examples? [UML]

Sword and the Script

Like many in PR, I’ve had debated many times over the years, and the reason is that storytelling works. 1) What is storytelling? To understand storytelling, you have to understand what makes a good story. 2) Why storytelling works: The Angel’s Cocktail. So, what are some good examples of storytelling?

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Command Attention by Telling Your Company’s Story

Waxing UnLyrical

I recently attended an industry event featuring a group of agency leaders who were clearly smart, successful people. Nothing to grab the listener or distinguish one agency from the other. That goes for agencies and companies, big brands and boutiques, nonprofits and associations — even government entities.

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The Best Business Storytelling Posts from 2014 (Part II)

Ishmael's Corner

Why PR Should Lead the Charge for Organic Search : The experiment we conducted around the Toyota recall in 2010 to see if it was possible to land on page 1 of the SERP forever changed the trajectory of the Agency. Very clever on the part of the ACS to explain the science —and specifically the chemical makeup of Sriracha sauce.